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Entrepreneurs and business owners have to raise money by pitching their ideas to investors, and many trip up due to their lack of experience or lack of presentation skills.

It takes a lot of effort and hard work to land meetings with potential investors. To land a meeting with a potential investors to pitch your business idea, you need good targeting, persistence, and to find a way into the office of your investor. To succeed, business owners and entrepreneurs need to put as much effort in preparing their pitch as they do in securing their initial meeting with investors.

Often business owners and entrepreneurs tend to make decisions to protect their ideas , however in the end, land up sabotaging their pitches.

Here are few common mistakes and things to avoid when pitching to investors:

Never send unsolicited emails, executive summaries, and business plans to investors.

Always pitch an idea to an investor that they interests in.

Don’t ask an investor to review your 50 page business plan.

Make sure your elevator pitch is no longer than one minute.

You must be able show investors the market opportunity of your idea and how your business idea can scale and become meaningful.

If you go with a team to pitch your idea, make sure all team members get a say in the meeting. Investors want to know that you have a good team.

Avoid pushing your product or service too much and causing your investors to shut down.

Never tell an investor that there is no competition. This is unrealistic and naive.

Never show uninteresting and unrealistic market projections. Investors want to see how your business can grow significantly and develop into an exciting business.

Never enter a meeting and ask the potential investor to sign a non-disclosure documents. If you have confidential information, simply don’t share it.

Make sure your presentation explains how the investor will make money. Never overlook providing a realistic exit strategy.